CEDAW/C/PHI/5-6 department, under its Adolescent and Youth Health Development Program (AYHDP), has organized a consultation workshop to develop the policy, guidelines, and framework to address adolescent reproductive health issues, particularly the prevention of teenage pregnancy and abortion, STDs and HIV/AIDS infection. An information, education and communication plan was drafted in the first quarter of 1999, while a training module was developed and core trainers were trained in late 2002. However, public hospitals have yet to set up clinics for adolescents. While the AYHDP is still in the developmental stage, many NGOs have been providing counseling and other services for adolescents. Foremost among these NGOs are the Foundation for Adolescent Development, Remedios AIDS Foundation, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Kaugmaon, and Baguio Centers for Young Adults. Several NGOs have also trained and supported children and youth advocates in their HIV/ AIDS peer education programs in schools and communities (Illo 2003). 468. The National AIDS/STD Program coordinated with the education department and agencies on the integration of HIV/AIDS education in school curricula for intermediate grade, high school, technical/ vocational and college levels. In this connection, teaching modules were developed, and teachers were oriented on the modules. Advocacy and research on women’s health 469. Ribbon advocacy campaigns that involve health workers, professionals, students, and other women and men were conducted to raise the consciousness of the general public on women’s rights, breast self-examination and other women’s health issues. Each month represents a woman’s health concern and a corresponding colored ribbon that advocates wear. The media has been used extensively to promote health-related programs and campaigns initiated by the government. 470. From 1996 to 1998, the NCRFW and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) implemented the “Policy Development and Advocacy for Women’s Health, Population and Development.” Major project outputs consist of papers formulating or popularizing legislation and programs such as: Economic Costs of Violence Against Women; the National Health Insurance Law and the Civil Service Code: A Review of Specific Provisions Applicable to Women; Towards a Gender-Sensitive CBFM Program; and Towards a Gender-Sensitive Workplace: Integrating Women’s Concerns in the OSHS. In addition, four policy briefs and six policy papers on priority women’s health and population issues were prepared, including hospital case records on VAW and gender-sensitive technological impact assessment system. The project also supported public awareness campaigns, such as the Beijing Watch Bulletin, media dialogues, press releases, information leaflets, and video documentation. 471. Research has flourished focusing on various health concerns. Some of these studies are as follows: a. Two studies of the Occupational Safety and Health Center dealt with the effects of occupational health issues on women’s reproductive health. A study of women in semiconductor companies showed that exposure to lead, mercury, anesthetic gases, carbon monoxide, ionizing radiation have adverse effects on women and their offsprings. Another study on negative reproductive outcomes in occupational health settings 127